J/CB/1933, Japan Battlecruiser laid down 1933
Displacement:
81,822 t light; 85,270 t standard; 90,800 t normal; 95,224 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
980.78 ft / 975.00 ft x 124.00 ft x 35.00 ft (normal load)
298.94 m / 297.18 m x 37.80 m x 10.67 m
Armament:
10 - 18.00" / 457 mm guns (4 mounts), 2,916.00lbs / 1,322.68kg shells, 1933 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
12 - 6.00" / 152 mm guns (4x3 guns), 108.00lbs / 48.99kg shells, 1933 Model
Quick firing guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on side, all amidships
20 - 5.00" / 127 mm guns (10x2 guns), 62.50lbs / 28.35kg shells, 1933 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread, 6 raised mounts
56 - 2.24" / 57.0 mm guns (28x2 guns), 5.65lbs / 2.56kg shells, 1933 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, 18 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 32,022 lbs / 14,525 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 90
Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 15.0" / 381 mm 640.00 ft / 195.07 m 9.00 ft / 2.74 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 12.0" / 305 mm 640.00 ft / 195.07 m 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 101 % of normal length
- Torpedo Bulkhead:
7.00" / 178 mm 640.00 ft / 195.07 m 34.00 ft / 10.36 m
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 15.0" / 381 mm 13.0" / 330 mm 15.0" / 381 mm
2nd: 6.00" / 152 mm 6.00" / 152 mm 6.00" / 152 mm
- Armour deck: 8.00" / 203 mm, Conning tower: 15.00" / 381 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 6 shafts, 353,975 shp / 264,065 Kw = 33.01 kts
Range 11,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 9,955 tons
Complement:
2,614 - 3,399
Cost:
£36.259 million / $145.034 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 4,003 tons, 4.4 %
Armour: 35,433 tons, 39.0 %
- Belts: 6,354 tons, 7.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 5,636 tons, 6.2 %
- Armament: 7,792 tons, 8.6 %
- Armour Deck: 14,999 tons, 16.5 %
- Conning Tower: 653 tons, 0.7 %
Machinery: 10,314 tons, 11.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 32,072 tons, 35.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 8,978 tons, 9.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
132,264 lbs / 59,994 Kg = 45.4 x 18.0 " / 457 mm shells or 24.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.13
Metacentric height 8.7 ft / 2.7 m
Roll period: 17.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 52 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.68
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.04
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.751
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.86 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 31.22 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 6.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2.00 ft / 0.61 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 36.00 ft / 10.97 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 29.00 ft / 8.84 m
- Mid (67 %): 29.00 ft / 8.84 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 29.00 ft / 8.84 m
- Stern: 29.00 ft / 8.84 m
- Average freeboard: 29.56 ft / 9.01 m
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 83.8 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 214.2 %
Waterplane Area: 101,347 Square feet or 9,415 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 103 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 233 lbs/sq ft or 1,140 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.00
- Longitudinal: 1.04
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
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Thursday, February 16, 2006
The J/CB/1933 design
This design has ballooned to 90,800 tons, normal displacement. The reason is that the ship is well-armed, moderately well-protected, and has a high speed (well, relatively high speed) of 33 knots. This is the Springsharp report:
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